26th I.B.S.

Philippians 2:5-6

- "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God."

Growing up in the home that I was raised in, I never thought that I can be like God. That just sounds weird to me. I did know that we are to strive to be like Jesus. In my mind I've always viewed Jesus as the perfect example of what a Christian should be. I always knew that God and Jesus were the same person, but never would I have thought to say, that we need to be like God. As we see in His word, God sends His Son to earth to save us all and to serve us all (John 3:16-17). So it would seem to me like what are to do based off this verse, is to have the mind of Jesus Christ and to spread the word of Gods salvation as Jesus did on earth, and serve all of those around us. One thing that I have realized while being in Gautemala, as it is a third world country, is that there is a noticable amount of poverty found here than back in Florida. It makes me think of how some people may think that they don't want to leave the comforts of their home to be a missionary in a third world country but when you think about it, Jesus left heaven to come here on earth. I am completely sure that the most beautiful place on earth can't even compare to the worst thing in heaven. For Him to leave His home, perfection, and to come to earth, imperfection, was the greatest act of being a servant for the Father. I need a mindset to understand that no matter what I see or do here, there is nothing that Christ hasn't done. He came to this earth and healed the sick, no matter how bad the situation was.

I need to look at everyone on this street as a beautiful child of God. I will write "we are all sheep" on my arm